By casting Pierce Brosnan in Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh weaponizes the instant association audiences have with James Bond to the film's benefit.

Pierce Brosnan is shaking and stirring up his role in the world of espionage. After famously playing agent James Bond in four films, Brosnan is now heading up an intelligence agency in Black Bag, the new film from Steven Soderbergh.

While it’s likely to be a while before we see the 26th James Bond film, there is a new spy movie out this weekend with not only the likes of former 007 Pierce Brosnan, but two actors who have been in the conversation before for the role.